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Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
Manila Bulletin
|May 27, 2025
Strauss' “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.
The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it's performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The celestial send-off on May 31 — livestreamed with free public screenings in Vienna, Madrid and New York — also will celebrate the European Space Agency's founding 50 years ago.
Although the music could be converted into radio signals in real time, according to officials, ESA will relay a pre-recorded version from the orchestra's rehearsal the day before to avoid any technical issues. The live performance will provide the accompaniment.
The radio signals will hurtle away at the speed of light, or a mind-blowing 670 million mph (more than 1 billion kph).
This story is from the May 27, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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